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Senior program prepares for next emergency with food supplies
Meals on Wheels devises plan for shelf-stable rations after wake-up call from tropical storm
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Brandy Palmero, right, manager of the Meals on Wheels and Senior Life Center programs, holds Celestine Bailey's hand on Tuesday during a Meals on Wheels delivery in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes
Celestine Bailey’s face broke into a smile when she opened the door of her Gainesville apartment to see that her Meal on Wheels lunch had arrived. Bailey, 76, wrapped her arms around Brandy Palmero and gave the woman delivering her meal a big hug.